Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-05-20
Trouble About an Oil Lease.

lead to further litigation.
Trouble About an Oil Lease.
Trouble and litigation about oil
leases are by no means rare things, as
they appear to follow the oil develop
ments. They generally come from
parties or the owners of land leasing
their property twice, or to different
persons There is at present case
of this kind in the Reibold field, that
excited a good deal of interest on
Tuesday last, and the controversy is
all about six acres.
1t seems that one George Dombart
Of Forward twp, as is claimed, leased
said six acres some time ago, with
other lands. to one Henry Lenz of
Pittsburg, for oil purposes. Lenz in
time sold his interest in the six acres,
as is claimed, to the Messrs. Phillips,
who started a we'll on it some time
ago, but afterwards shut it down.
After this it appears Mrs. Dombart
leased the six acres to Evans City
parties, who in turn leased to the
Root Bros. and Thomas Hays, and
who, with Mr.. g. D. Greenlee as a
partner, now claim the said six acres
and were proceeding, on Tuesday
last, to erect a rig and drill for oil
This was resisted by the Phillips
party and for time quite lively
scenes were enacted between the men
of the two contending owners. War
rants were issued-the Sheriff and
some Constables appeared upon the
ground and some of each party were
arrested for breach of the peace and
gave bail for their appearance. etc.
Nobody has been hurt so far and the
question of title will likely be peace
fully settled.
The Root party claim that the six
acres were never in any lease given by
Mr.. Dombart or intended by him so to
be given and that Mrs. Dombart is
the sole and true owner and her lease
to them is all right The Phillips, on
the other hand, claim under lease
from Mr.. Dombart, which the Root
party alleges does not embrace the
said six acres.
The merits of the case, if not settled
by the parties themselves, will be
tested in Court. In the meantime
let peace reign at Reibold and all
along the Connoquenessing.
He Will Not Recant.--Dr. Nc
Glynn Talks on Fallibility
and Infallibility in a Way to
Displease Rome.
St. LOUIS, May l5.-Nearly 5000
ladies and gentlemen occupied seats
in the Grand Opera House this even
ing, when DR.. McGlynn was intro
ducedt by Ex-Governor Chas. p. John
son. The reverend gentleman de-
livered his lecture on The Cross of a
New Crusade" in brilliant and pow
eriul manner. and was frequently in
terrupted by thunders Of applause
He explained the George theory of
political economy and made q pointed
satirical allusion to the infallibility of
the Pope.
In an interview DR., McGlyrn out
lines his faith as follows: II would
as soon go to CoDstantinople for my
politics as to Rome. | believe the
teachings of the Church to be infalli-
BILE, but the infallibility of Popes, Pre-
fects. Propagandas and Bishops is
quite another thing.
"Galileo discovered a great truth,
but the Popes and Projects denied it.
This did not make it less a truth.
The Inquisition tried to convince
him that right was wrong, but be eX-
planned bis truth and refused to be-
lieve it aught else than truth. Then
be was cast into prison, and being an
old man, he soon grew tired OF prison
life, and after four days be recanted,
He knew be was right, but ne got
down on his knees and perjured him
self as a gentleman. Afterward the
heads of the church were compelled
to acknowledge that Galileo was
right and they were wrong. What
Calico ought to have done was to go
to jail and rot there If they bad
said: You will die without the sac
rament of the church unless you re-
can't be should have said: Il want
none of your sacrament under such
conditions; l will die without it.
"GaIileo was right and the world
at the time was wrong. We are now
right on the land question and the
world is wrong We are not evolu-
tionists; we are not going to hurt
anybody. We are trying to secure
equal justice to all men by a peaceful
political revolution"
The deduction from this is plain.
DIR. McGlynn will not go to Rome,
even though the threat Of excommuni-
cation should be executed. He be-
lieves be is in the right, and, unlike
Galileo, will not recant
Serious Drouth in Wisconsin.
WHITEWATER, Wis May l6-The
drouth in this section is becoming a
matter of serious concern. Although
the weather is warm and pleasant
the grass and grain crops are making
but little growth In this respect the
season is much like that of 1886. The
effect of the severe winter on fall-sow-
ed grain proves to have been less in
furious than was feared.
Famous Song Writer Honored.
CHICAGO, May IT. - Fifty-fve
years ago the Rev. s. F. Smith, now
of Boston, wrote "My Country, 'Tis
of Thee" Last night this gentle
man, now 10 years Of age, but still
remarkably hearty. was entertained
by the ladies OF tho Grand Army OF
the Republic at their parlors in this
city.